ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 13: Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons tries to avoid the tackle of Earl Thomas #29 of the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Georgia Dome on January 13, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Niners safety Dashon Goldson, left, shown recovering a fumble in October against the Bills, and the San Francisco defense will have their hands full against a high-powered Atlanta passing attack that includes Pro Bowl receiver Julio Jones.

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ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 13: Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons is tackled by K.J. Wright #50 and Richard Sherman #25 of the Seattle Seahawks in the third quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Georgia Dome on January 13, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 13: Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons...

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Safety Dashon Goldson (38) breaks up a pass during the first quarter of the San Francisco 49ers game against the Miami Dolphins at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday December 9, 2012.

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Safety Dashon Goldson (38) forces a fumble from wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) during the San Francisco 49ers game against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday January 12, 2013. Green Bay recovered the ball on the play.

For all the talk about the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick last week, the Falcons have some things going for them as well Sunday in the NFC Championship Game.

Consider: Roddy White had 92 catches for 1,351 yards and seven touchdowns, and Atlanta's other receiver made the Pro Bowl, not him. Julio Jones, in his second year, caught 79 passes for 1,198 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The San Francisco cornerbacks and safeties better be ready to punch in for a long day at the office.

"Julio is all business," Fox NFL analyst Howie Long told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Julio might as well be in a suit with a briefcase because he is all business. Roddy is a great complement to him because he's so tough, so physical and so animated."

Throw in Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez, and just "by the sheer numbers of the guys we put out there," quarterback Matt Ryan said he knows he will find someone in one-on-one coverage.

And that's where the ball is going.

"We have extremely talented wide receivers and tight ends, guys who can go up and win one-on-one matchups," Ryan said. "Regardless of who we're going against, we feel like we have to take those chances. ...

"Our guys have done a great job all year. When I've given them a shot, they've gone up and made a lot of plays for us."

Ryan and the receivers talked about the importance of getting off to a fast start Sunday.

"They've never been in a position where they have to play catch-up," White said of the 49ers. "That's one thing we want to do, get off to a good start and see how they play football catching up."

White and Jones are aware that 49ers safeties Donte Whitner and Dashon Goldson like to deliver big hits, and White says they better be careful. Whitner and Goldson, not the Falcons receivers.

"Those guys do come downhill and they try to knock you out, and anytime you do that, if you miss, there's going to be consequences," White told USA Today. "It's going to lead to explosive gains on offense. We're looking forward to that.

"We've got big, strong guys who are used to contact after catching and used to getting after people. As long as we can catch the ball and get our pads turned downfield, we'll break tackles."

Even though the 49ers allowed only 38 pass plays of 20 or more yards, third fewest in the league, White said he has seen some holes on film.

"We're watching film. We've seen a lot of things - people have made plays," White said. "With their front seven, they're getting after the quarterbacks and not giving them a lot of time, (but) we just figure if we can go out there and hit those plays, that puts a lot of pressure on them."

Having White around has taken some pressure off Jones, and vice versa. They have become extremely close on and off field, despite Jones, 23, being eight years younger.

White and the Falcons have the Browns to thank for Jones. Remember that trade at the 2011 draft, where Atlanta gave up five draft picks to Cleveland to move up 21 spots and take Jones with the sixth pick?

Five for one? Turns out it was a steal for the Falcons.

The Browns took defensive tackle Phillip Taylor with the 27th pick, receiver Greg Little with the 59th pick, fullback Owen Marecic with the 124th pick and wound up getting quarterback Brandon Weeden with the first-round pick in 2012. The other pick was traded away.